Program Details

Valhalla, NY

Job Address: New York Medical College Department of Urology 40 Sunshine Cottage 19 Skyline 1S-B48 Valhalla, NY 10595

Contact Name: Program Director: Majid Eshghi, M.D. ; John Phillips, M.D. , Cindy Christiano

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Type/Focus: Combined

Duration: 2 Years

Country: United States

Phone: 914-594-4300

Fax: 914-594-2431

Region: North America

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A dynamic fellowship concentrating on complex stone disease with exposure to minimally invasive/robotic urologic surgery. Advanced training in both benign and malignant urologic disease.

Faculty

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• Majid Eshghi, M.D., Director of Endourology Fellowship
• Daniel C. Rosen M.D., Co-director
• John L. Phillips, M.D., Co-director
• Sensuke Sato, Ph.D.

Overview of Program

Clinical

The fellowship program is a one or two-year postgraduate program designed to train urologists in Complex Stone Disease (PCNL) as well as advanced Laparoscopy and robotics. This program integrates broad exposure to stone disease, medical management of stone disease, urologic oncology, and the opportunity to take advantage of nearby Maria Ferreri Children's Hospital to learn pediatric endourology.

The expected breakdown of cases/time is roughly 70% endoluminal endourology (stones, reconstruction, upper tract urothelial carcinoma); 10% robotic/laparoscopic; 10% clinic; 10% research.

Complex Stone Disease:

The fellow can expect wide exposure to all manner of percutaneous procedures including, Supine PCNL, Prone PCNL, Standard PCNL, Mini-PCNL, Diverticular cases.  Renal Access will be taught using both Flouroscopic: Monoplanar, Biplanar, Triplanar, Bullseye, Endoscopic Combined Intrarenal Surgery (ECIRS), and Ultrasound Techniques.

Urologic Oncology and Robotic/Laparoscopic Surgery

 The fellow will can expect exposure to all manner of robotic urologic procedures including prostatectomy (radical and simple), nephrectomy (radical and partial) and cystectomy using the DaVinci Xi.

Research

The fellow is expected to participate in clinical research, focused on all types of endourology.  They will have access to an IRB approved endourology database focusing on clinical outcomes and are encouraged to develop their own research proposals and projects. In addition, basic science research labs are available, though not required, and the fellow may design his/her own experiments or join an ongoing experiment and work in collaboration with the Director of Research.

The facility contains dry labs and simulators for laparoscopic skills training as well as a vivarium for IRB approved research protocols.  The onsite basic science lab is staffed by a full time dedicated urologic researcher. There is also access to nearby industry sponsored surgical training facilities for laparoscopic and robotic skills training.  Westchester Medical Center and the adjoining are equipped with the latest state of the art surgical equipment (DaVinci Xi Robot, Thulium laser, Holmium laser).

The fellow will be working closely with 3 fulltime attending and several voluntary staff and will be an active participant in the operating room and will perform and assist in various endourologic, laparoscopic and robotic cases.

Available Program Resources

• Westchester Medical Center
• Maria Ferreri Children's Hospital at WMC
• Medical Education Center at New York Medical College
• Animate and Inanimate Lab for Endoscopic–Laparoscopic training
• Alumni Anatomy Laboratory at New York Medical College

In addition, the fellow will be involved in resident and student teaching. The fellow will give talks and didactic sessions and will be an active participant in the weekly teaching conferences.

Annual Clinical volume of Institution

(Fellow’s Cases Will be Endoluminal Endourology Based)

Previous Graduates of Fellowship Program

Setting: 

•  Westchester Medical Center, the academic center of New York Medical College - tertiary care center: High risk pregnancy, Transplant, Neonatal, Cardiothoracic, Burn, Level 1 Trauma 

Westchester Medical Center Attending Staff: 

• Muhammad S. Choudhury, MD
• Majid Eshghi, MD
• John L. Phillips, MD
• Daniel C. Rosen MD
• Siri Drangsholt MD
• Gerald Matthews, MD
• Sean Fullerton, MD
• M. David Schwalb, MD
• Lori Dyer, MD
• Paul Zelkovic, MD
• Jason Elyaguov MD
• 20+ Voluntary Staff

Candidate Requirements
The Endourology Fellowship requires candidates to submit:

1. C.V. 
2. evidence of ACGME-approved residency training
3. permanent US citizen status or proof of ability to work

To achieve credentialing from the Society of Endourology, successful fellows must upon completion submit:

1. Completed case logs from fellowship period
2. IRB protocol prior to the start of the 2nd year
3. First author paper to the Journal of Endourology
4. Yearly abstract submissions to the AUA and World Congress of Endourology

Loma Linda, CA

Job Address: Loma Linda University Medical Center Department of Urology 11234 Anderson St. Room A560 Loma Linda, CA 92354 Department of Urology 11234 Anderson St. Room A 560 Loma Linda, CA 92354

Contact Name: D. Duane Baldwin, M.D.

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Type/Focus: Combined

Duration: 2 Years

Country: United States

Phone: 909-558-8724

Fax: 909-558-4806

Region: North America

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Originating in 2008, the Endourology Fellowship at Loma Linda University is designed to educate and train excellent clinicians and future academic leaders. There are two fellowship opportunities available, including Endourology/Stone Disease/BPH and combined Endourology/Minimally Invasive Surgery. Depending on the applicant’s interests, they can become proficient in all facets of minimally invasive urology. The training can include robotic, ureteroscopic, percutaneous, and minimally invasive treatment options for conditions requiring image-guided interventions. Loma Linda University's Endourology Fellowship provides fellows with a solid foundation in education and leadership, coupled with extensive research and clinical training. This training aims to equip fellows with the tools necessary for successful careers at major academic institutions and in high-volume private practice settings.

Leadership and Faculty

Under the guidance of the program director, Dr. D. Duane Baldwin, fellows benefit from LLU faculty members' extensive knowledge and expertise in endourology, treatment of BPH, and urologic oncology. Loma Linda University is located in the Stone Belt and is at the 99^th percentile volume for complex kidney stone disease. The fellowship program is supported by an exceptional faculty of minimally invasive urologic oncology experts, including Dr. Herbert Ruckle (Chairman), Dr. Brian Hu, Dr. Martin Hofmann, Dr. Muhannad Alsyouf, and Dr. Antoin Douglawi. Fellows also work closely with Dr. David Benjamin in minimally invasive surgical treatment (MIST) of benign prostatic hyperplasia, including prostate enucleation. Further collaboration extends to Dr. Jason Smith, chief of interventional radiology, and Dr. Daniel Kwon, who provide additional expertise in complex image-guided renal access and cryoablation of small kidney tumors.

Clinical Training

Fellows undergoing clinical training will be exposed to comprehensive aspects of surgical and medical management for urinary stone disease. Fellows work closely and extensively with Dr. Baldwin, learning advanced fluoroscopy as well as ultrasound-guided PCNL, ureteroscopy, and image-guided renal cryoablation. They will also learn novel advanced techniques for ureteroscopy without guidewires or stents. Their training encompasses surgical endourologic techniques, and they achieve proficiency in endourology and robotic surgeries as prerequisites for fellowship completion. Upon graduation, fellows will demonstrate expertise in the optimal utilization of fluoroscopy and ultrasound to improve and simplify renal access techniques. They will also acquire advanced skills in ureteroscopy and advanced robotics. The typical fellow performs more than 300 ureteroscopies, 150 percutaneous nephrolithotomies (PCNL), and 100 robotic surgeries.

Research Training

Fellows are anticipated to actively engage in clinical and translational research pertaining to Endourology and Stone Disease. We are actively working with companies to develop the laser of the future and advance Direct In-Scope Suction ureteroscope technology. Fellows will integrate into a well-established research pipeline and participate in preparing manuscripts for publication, co-authoring book chapters, and presenting research findings at national and international meetings. It is expected that fellows attend the Annual Meeting of the AUA, the World Congress of Endourology, and the Annual Meeting of the Western Section of the AUA.  

Fellows will work with a dynamic team of full-time undergraduate research students, medical students, urology residents, international research fellows, and a dedicated research coordinator.  

Schedule

The fellowship program offers a structured weekly schedule to balance clinical and academic responsibilities:

• Mondays and Tuesdays: Surgery days in the operating room
• Wednesdays: Clinic duties for patient engagement
• Thursdays: Alternating between operating room and clinic appointments
• Fridays: Dedicated to academic activities, including research and lectures

This schedule ensures a well-rounded and immersive learning experience, equipping fellows with the skills and knowledge necessary for a successful career in endourology.

Candidate Expectations

Prospective candidates are expected to have successfully completed a urology residency. Experience in endoscopic techniques is important for applicants. A demonstrated inclination towards research and academics and a proven track record of publishing manuscripts is desirable. Candidates should possess or be eligible to obtain a medical license to practice in the State of California prior to starting the fellowship. International applicants must have an ECFMG certification to be considered.

Faculty

Dr. D. Duane Baldwin (Endourology; Fellowship Program Director)

Dr. Herbert Ruckle (Urologic Oncology, Robotic Surgery; Department Chair)

Dr. Brian Hu (Urologic Oncology, Robotic Surgery)

Dr. David Benjamin (Endourology, BPH, BipoLEP, HoLEP)

Dr. Martin Hofmann (Urologic Oncology, Robotic Surgery)

Dr. Antoin Douglawi (Urologic Oncology, Robotic Surgery)

Dr. Muhannad Alsyouf (Urologic Oncology, Robotic Surgery)

Dr. Jason Smith (Interventional Radiology, Image Guided Ablations)

Dr. Daniel Kwon (Interventional Radiology, Image Guided Ablations)

Current Fellows

Dr. Zhamshid Okhunov

Previous Fellows

Dr. Akin Amasyali (Assistant Professor, Penn State University)

Dr. Kamyar Ebrahimi (Private Practice; Glendale, CA)

Dr. Dameon Smith (Private Practice; Santa Cruz, CA)

Dr. Don Arnold (Private Practice; Southern Illinois, IL)

Dr. Gaudencio Olgin (Program Director, DHR Health Urology Residency Program; Edinburg, TX)

Dr. Javier Arenas (Private Practice; El Paso, TX)

Dr. Nazih Khater (Associate Professor, Louisiana State University; Louisiana Urological Society President-elect; Shreveport, LA)

Dr. Samuel Abourbih (Private Practice; Middletown, NY)

Dr. Mohammed Hajiha (Assistant Professor; Emory School of Medicine)

Dr. Milan Shah (Private Practice; Los Angeles, CA)

Dr. Joshua Belle (Private Practice; Albuquerque, NM)

Fellowship Coordinators

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For information on location and facilities, please visit our website at:

https://lluh.org/health-professionals/gme/resident-fellow/urology-residency/location

New York, NY

Job Address: Lenox Hill Medical Center 100 East 77th Street Suite 4 East New York, NY 10075 US

Contact Name: Michael Grasso, III, M.D

Country: United States

Phone: 212-434-6300

Fax: 212-434-6370

Region: North America

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Baltimore, MD

Job Address: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 600 North Wolfe Street Park 2/Room 221 Baltimore, MD 21287  

Contact Name: Program Director: Naren Nimmagadda, MD , Co-Director: Ahmed Ghazi, MD

Type/Focus: Combined

Duration: 1 Year

Country: United States

Phone: 410-502-7710

Fax: 410-502-7711

Region: North America

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The Brady Urological Institute of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions offers a highly specialized and comprehensive fellowship training program in Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery. This program is unique in that fellows are exposed to all aspects of minimally invasive urology in high volume – including multi-port and single-port robotics, laparoscopy, HoLEP, PCNL (prone, supine, fluoroscopy-guided, ultrasound-guided, endoscopic combined intra-renal surgery), Ureteroscopy, ESWL, cryoablation, and HIFU.

The fellowship is a two-year program with integrated clinical and research components. It is based at four campuses of the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions. Primary sites are Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, both located in Baltimore, Maryland. Additionally, the program extends to Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, MD, and Sibley Hospital in Washington DC.

At Hopkins, fellows will have the ability to leverage collaborations within the department and across the school. The Brady Urological Institute has several funded PhD researchers in basic sciences as well as its own URobotics engineering lab led by Dr. Dan Stoianovici. With the addition of Dr. Ahmed Ghazi, fellows have access to the Surgical Learning and Innovation Center of Excellence (SLICE) to use patient-specific hydrogel phantoms for surgical training and research. Fellows can also pursue individual interests across the Whiting School of Engineering or the Bloomberg School of Public Health.

The fellow is appointed as a faculty member with the title of Instructor in Urology; they have full hospital admitting and operative privileges, allowing the fellow to gain surgical autonomy and develop experience in resident education. The fellowship is structured to train individuals interested in pursuing a career in academia.

Other responsibilities of the fellow include managing their own patient clinic once per week and call coverage for approximately 4 weeks of the year. As a result, fellows are required to have a full state medical license. The fellows are not expected to attend faculty clinics nor manage EHR inboxes. The expectation of the fellow is to leverage the program to meet their future clinical and academic needs. Fellowship schedules can be adjusted depending on the interest of the fellow to focus in some areas more than others.

Core Faculty:

Mohamad E. Allaf, M.D. Endowed Professor of Urology, Oncology, and Biomedical Engineering, Director of the Department of Urology and the Brady Urological Institute, Urologist-in-Chief of the Johns Hopkins Hospital

Brian R. Matlaga, M.D., M.P.H. The Stephens Professor of Urology Director, The Stephens Center for Stone Disease, Executive Vice Chair of the Brady Urological Institute, Executive Medical Director of Clinical Affairs for Johns Hopkins Medicine International

Ahmed Ghazi, M.D. Associate Professor of Urology, Director of Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery, Director of Surgical Simulation Training

Arvin George, M.B.B.Ch Associate Professor of Urology

Naren Nimmagadda, M.D. Assistant Professor in Urology

Sibley faculty:

Thomas Jarrett,  M.D. Professor of Urology, Chief of Urology, National Capital Region

Patrick Muffarij, M.D. Associate Professor of Urology

Former Fellows